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> [If you really want to seriously think about life, and therefore take painting very seriously... and take seriously the joys that it can bring to one, then you want to go to museums. You want to study the great of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-really-want-to-seriously-think-about-life-and-therefore-take/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

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## More by Nelson Shanks

> [My career doesn't depend on painting Bill Clinton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/my-career-doesn-t-depend-on-painting-bill-clinton/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I almost never do drawings, because I have found over the years that doing something in one medium and translating into another doesn't work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-almost-never-do-drawings-because-i-have-found-over-the-years-that/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I try to think and design in color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-try-to-think-and-design-in-color/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [There are times when I love to play all kinds of complicated games in painting. But this is one case when I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/there-are-times-when-i-love-to-play-all-kinds-of-complicated-games-in/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If you really want to seriously think about life, and therefore take painting very seriously... and take seriously the joys that it can bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-really-want-to-seriously-think-about-life-and-therefore-take/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [A language not based on universal symbols or sensations is gibberish, a pitfall of modern art, no longer modern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/a-language-not-based-on-universal-symbols-or-sensations-is-gibberish/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I think of music a lot when I paint. The theme of it to a degree is music. So instead of literally putting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-think-of-music-a-lot-when-i-paint-the-theme-of-it-to-a-degree-is/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If I am using a sable, it may start off as an eight or seven, but it's a double aught by the time I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-i-am-using-a-sable-it-may-start-off-as-an-eight-or-seven-but-it-s/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I'm drawing in my head pretty much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-m-drawing-in-my-head-pretty-much/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If you can see it, and if you know your color, you can paint it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-can-see-it-and-if-you-know-your-color-you-can-paint-it/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [Realism has to be such high quality, you can't fake it. It's all hanging out there like the laundry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/realism-has-to-be-such-high-quality-you-can-t-fake-it-it-s-all/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [ We... joked a little about presidential portraits. He \[Bill Clinton\] told me that he and Harrison Ford had been joking recently about how chins… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/we-joked-a-little-about-presidential-portraits-he-bill-clinton-told/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [It's not just a boring exercise in pushing oil paint around a canvas. It's a way of opening a threshold to an exciting new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/it-s-not-just-a-boring-exercise-in-pushing-oil-paint-around-a-canvas/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [Dramatic use of color, harmonious design, the interplay of light and shadow across a variety of textures, the portrayal of the figure and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/dramatic-use-of-color-harmonious-design-the-interplay-of-light-and/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If you find yourself with a weakness, attack it... don't develop a technique that avoids your weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-find-yourself-with-a-weakness-attack-it-don-t-develop-a/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

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